Impact Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Impact Network, Inc. is the place for growth, hope, and change. The Impact Network experience is designed to inspire, inform, and uplift your spirit, soul, and body. Impact Networks mission is to provide viewers and listeners with enriching entertainment that impacts every aspect of your life--spiritually, physically, financially, mentally and emotionally.
- Income
- $7.6 million
- Spending
- $12.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -10.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $434,200, president/chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 159% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 63% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $10.6 million spent. Impact Network, Inc. fulfilled its charitable objectives through providing quality programming and program services. These program services expenses include general network operational expenses, fiber access expenses, production expenses, and broadcasting expenses. Impact Network, Inc. ensured its charitable objectives by achieving its program services requirements through maintaining contract services and expenses within acceptable ratio of the organizations net income. Professional services along with production network operations and other contract services all fulfilled the program objectives of the organization. Impact Network, Inc. also ensured its charitable objectives by identifying sales opportunties, new product and service offerings, and the markets in which those opportunities can be explored and capitalized. To achieve this program objective, members of the executive and management teams were required to travel to conferences, conventions, and meetings promoting the network opportunties to prospective subscribers and business organizations. Impact Network, Inc. has dedicated it programming to providing spiritual, physical, financial, educational,social, personal, emotional, and relationally relevant programming by ensuring that the network ministers to the wholistic needs of the total man through various media opportunities.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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